Closed-loop control of HCCI combustion for DME using external EGR and rebreathed EGR to reduce pressure-rise rate with combustion-phasing retard

Applied Energy

Volumn 138, Issue , 2015, Pages 315-330

  Jung, Dongwon ^a   Iida, Norimasa ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Closed loop control; Combustion phasing retard; Cycle to cycle variations; Dimethyl ether (DME); Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR); Homogeneous charge combustion ignition (HCCI)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920077740     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.10.085     Document Type: Article

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